City of the Rising Sun

City of the Rising Sun
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
태양은 없다
Hanja
太陽은 없다
RRTaeyangeun eopda
MRT'aeyangŭn ŏpta
Directed byKim Sung-su
Written bySam Shin
Kim Sung-su
Produced byCha Seung-jae
StarringJung Woo-sung
Lee Jung-jae
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byPark Young
Kim Jae-won
Release date
  • January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

City of the Rising Sun (Korean: 태양은 없다; RR: Taeyangeun eopda) is a 1999 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae. It follows two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul, in their mid-twenties struggling in life, set against the backdrop of late 1990s Korea. The film was released theatrically on January 9, 1999.